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まとまる

matomaru

Description

「まとまる」は、たくさんのものや人の考えが一つにきれいになるという意味です。

"まとまる" means that many things or people's thoughts come together neatly as one.

話し合いや意見が一つになった時に、よく使います。

It is often used when discussions or opinions become unified.

Meanings

まとまるmatomaru

to come together; to be settled or agreed

みんなの意見がまとまった。

Everyone's opinions were unified.

まとまるmatomaru

to be gathered into one group or set

荷物が一つにまとまる。

The luggage is gathered into one.

まとまるmatomaru

to become well-organized or coherent

考えがうまくまとまらない。

I can't organize my thoughts well.

Related words

Notes

  • Nuance

    「まとまる」is intransitive (things come together on their own); the transitive counterpart is 「まとめる」.

  • Etymology

    from 纏まる, the intransitive pair of 纏める (to gather/organize).

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